Edward M. Cassella
Phone: 860-388-3456
Fax: 860-388-6374
Email: ecassella@celaw.org
Since the start of his legal career in 2004, Edward Cassella has focused his work in the areas of trusts and estates, personal injury, business law, real estate, zoning, planning and land use, criminal law and employment law. Mr. Cassella is admitted to practice in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Prior to joining Cloutier & Cassella, Mr. Cassella served as law clerk to the Honorable Thomas A. Bishop of the Connecticut Appellate Court in 2004–2005.
After graduating cum laude from Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island, Mr. Cassella continued his education at Suffolk University Law School, Boston, MA, where he received his law degree, magna cum laude, in 2004. While at law school, Mr. Cassella served on the Moot Court Honor Board and was a member of the Journal of Trial and Appellate Advocacy. He was a recipient of the Academic Leadership Scholarship based on academic ranking in his first year and was president of the Employment and Labor Law Society.
Mr. Cassella’s professional memberships include the Connecticut and Middlesex County Bar Associations, as well as the Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the Old Saybrook-Westbrook Exchange Club (Board of Directors), the Old Saybrook Chamber of Commerce. Attorney Cassella serves on the Town of Old Saybrook Ethics Commission.
Mr. Cassella serves as counsel to the Old Lyme Planning Commission.
Attorney Cassella lives in Old Saybrook with his wife and children.
Practice Areas:
- Trusts and estates
- Elder law
- Personal injury
- Business law
- Real estate
- Zoning
- Planning and land use
- Criminal law
- Employment law
Bar & Court Admissions
- 2004, Connecticut
- 2004, Massachusetts
Education
- Providence College, B.A., cum laude, 1998
- Suffolk University, J.D., magna cum laude:, 2004
Professional Memberships
- Middlesex County, Connecticut Bar Associations, Member: Elder Law Section; Young Lawyers Section
- Connecticut Trial Lawyer Association
